LA Sports : Play, Games, and Community in the City of Angels /

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"LA Sports brings together sixteen essays covering various aspects of the development and changing nature of sport in one of America's most fascinating and famous cities. The writers cover a range of topics, including the history of car racing and ice skating, the development of sport venu...

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Other Authors: Wiggins, David Kenneth, 1951- (Editor), Wilson, Wayne, 1950- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: [Fayetteville, Ark.] : University of Arkansas Press, [2018]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Sports > Sociological aspects.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Reference.
SPORTS & RECREATION > History.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Essays.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Business Aspects.
GAMES > Gambling > Sports.
Sports > Californie > Los Angeles > Aspect sociologique > Histoire.
Sports > California > Los Angeles > Sociological aspects > History.
California > Los Angeles.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"LA Sports brings together sixteen essays covering various aspects of the development and changing nature of sport in one of America's most fascinating and famous cities. The writers cover a range of topics, including the history of car racing and ice skating, the development of sport venues, the power of the Mexican fan base in American soccer leagues, the intersecting life stories of Jackie and Mack Robinson, the importance of the Showtime Lakers, the origins of Muscle Beach and surfing, sport in Hollywood films, and more."--
Item Description:Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed December 1, 2017).
Physical Description:1 online resource (376 pages).
ISBN:9781610756297

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